晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(四)(W47-2)

第四十七週.週二

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晨興餧養

啟二二3~5 『…在城裏有神和羔羊的寶座;祂的奴僕都要事奉祂,也要見祂的面;祂的名字 必在他們的額上。…他們要作王,直到永永遠遠。』

我們必須看見,何時寶座離開了,流的源頭也就沒有了。這就是何以許多時候我們覺得枯乾,甚至乾涸。我們沒有活水的湧流,因為我們不接受或者不承認三一神在我們這人的中心作主、作元首和權柄。這就是何以寶座是關於新耶路撒冷的啟示末了的一項。沒有寶座,新耶路撒冷就沒有中心;沒有寶座,就沒有生命的流。結果,整個新耶路撒冷就乾涸,甚至飢餓而死。生命水流自寶座,生命樹長在生命水中,並生命水河的兩岸,如同藤蔓,按時候結果子,作神贖民的食物,直到永遠。生命水和生命樹都是寶座的結果。(李常受文集一九八四年第三冊,六二九頁。)

信息選讀

甚麼時候你以三一神為你的元首,甚麼時候就有個東西開始在你全人裏面湧流。我們必須把這一點應用到日常生活的每一種情況和每一件小事上。甚至我們與孩子談話,與配偶談話,也必須操練使自己服從這裏面的寶座。不要看天上,乃要看你全人的中心,那裏該有一個寶座。這寶座在你全人的中心該是得勝的。然後生命水就會從寶座流出來供應你,並把生命樹帶給你,終日滋養你。

在三一神湧流的地方,我們事奉祂。(啟二二3。)我們不僅事奉祂,也看見祂的面。(4。)…你喝生命水,就看見祂的面。你喫生命樹的果子,就接受祂的面。你是藉著喫喝祂而事奉祂。不要為祂作甚麼。一切事祂都能作,但祂不能喝祂自己,也不能喫祂自己。祂倚靠你來喫祂並喝祂。我再說,不要以為你能為祂作工。祂能為自己作一切,祂不需要你。祂只需要你喫祂,祂只需要你喝祂,祂只需要你享受祂。不要說,『我要往差傳地區去作傳教士。』一切事神都能作,但祂需要人來喫祂並喝祂。祂需要許多喫喝的人。

我們都該說,『主,我接受你作我的元首。…我讓你在我心裏登上寶座。我將你安置在你的寶座上。』一旦你將祂安置在寶座上,立刻水就湧流,樹也生長,你就有東西可喫喝了。

在來自寶座的水流這裏,我們事奉祂,並且看見祂的面。在這水流裏,我們也作王掌權。(5。)若是你往差傳地區去,你必須是在全人的中心接受神的寶座而去。然後,每天有水從這寶座流出來,樹也生長著。你喝生命水,喫生命樹,你就要事奉祂,看見祂的面,並要作王。…主耶穌告訴我們,天上地上所有的權柄都賜給祂了,如今我們必須帶著祂的權柄去,使萬民作主的門徒。(太二八18~19。)我們必須帶著屬天君王的權柄而去,這位君王如今在我們全人裏面是登寶座的。我們都必須看見,這裏有傳福音的能力和衝擊力—我們有一位萬有的主,整個宇宙的元首,在我們這人的中心登了寶座。祂在我們這人裏面登了寶座,水就湧流,樹就生長,我們的事奉也要成為一種享受。你享受祂,你就事奉祂,面見祂,並且與祂一同作王掌權。(李常受文集一九八四年第三冊,六二九至六三三頁。)

參讀:神新約的經綸,第三十八章。

WEEK 47 — DAY 2

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Morning Nourishment

Rev. 22:3-5 …And the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His slaves will serve Him; and they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads…; and they will reign forever and ever.

We must realize that whenever the throne is gone, there is no source of the flow. This is why many times we have the feeling that we are dry and even dried up. There is not the flow of the living water because we do not accept or recognize the lordship, the headship, and the authority of the Triune God in the very center of our being. This is why the throne is the last item revealed concerning the New Jerusalem. Without the throne the New Jerusalem does not have a center, and without the throne there is no flow of life. As a result, the entire New Jerusalem would be dried up and even starved to death. The water of life flows out of the throne, and the tree of life grows in the water of life and on the two sides of the river of water of life as a vine producing timely fruits for the food of God’s redeemed for eternity. Both the water of life and the tree of life are the issue of the throne. (CWWL, 1984, vol. 3, “God’s New Testament Economy,” p. 463)

Today’s Reading

Whenever you would take the Triune God as your Head, that will be the time when something begins to flow in your being. We have to apply this to our daily life in every instance and in every small thing. Even in our talk to our children and in our talk to our spouse, we have to practice submitting ourselves to the inner throne. Do not look into the heavens, but look to the center of your entire being where there should be a throne. The throne should be prevailing in the center of your being. Then the water of life will be proceeding out of the throne to supply you and to bring to you the tree of life, which nourishes you all day long.

In the place where the Triune God flows, we serve Him (Rev. 22:3). Not only do we serve Him but also we see His face (v. 4)…When you drink the water of life, you see His face. When you eat the fruit of the tree of life, you receive His face. You serve Him by drinking and eating Him. Do not do anything for Him. He can do everything, but He cannot drink Himself, nor can He eat Himself. He depends on you to eat Him and to drink Him. I say again, do not think that you can work for Him. He can do everything for Himself, and He does not need you. He needs you only to eat Him. He needs you only to drink Him. He needs you only to enjoy Him. Do not say, “I will go to the mission field to be a missionary.” God can do everything, but He needs someone to eat Him and to drink Him. He needs many eaters and drinkers.

We all should say, “Lord, I receive You as my Head…I enthrone You in my heart. I put You on Your throne.” Once you put Him on His throne, immediately the water flows and the tree grows, and you have something to drink and to eat.

It is here in this flow from the throne that we serve Him and that we see His face. Also, in this flow we reign as kings (v. 5). If you do go to the mission field, you must go by taking God’s throne in the center of your being. Then every day out of the throne the water flows and the tree grows. When you drink the water of life and eat the tree of life, you will serve Him, you will see His face, and you will be a king…The Lord Jesus told us that all authority had been given to Him in heaven and on earth and that now we need to go with His authority to disciple the nations (Matt. 28:18-19). We need to go with the authority of the heavenly King who is now enthroned in our being. We all have to realize that here is the power and the impact of the preaching of the gospel—we have One who is the Lord of all, the Head of the entire universe, enthroned in the center of our being. When He is enthroned in our being, the water flows and the tree grows, and our service will be an enjoyment. When you enjoy Him, you serve Him, you see Him, and you reign with Him to be kings with Him. (CWWL, 1984, vol. 3, “God’s New Testament Economy,” pp. 463-466)

Further Reading: CWWL, 1984, vol. 3, “God’s New Testament Economy,” ch. 38

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